Napa Valley Players
Valley Players has been bringing bold, engaging productions to Napa County since 2017. Founded by women committed to elevating underrepresented artists, this award-winning nonprofit has earned the North Bay Bohemian’s Best Theater Troupe honors four years running. With no permanent home, Valley Players performs in community spaces across the valley — churches, historic halls, and community centers — keeping live theater accessible and woven into the fabric of the community it serves.
The company typically presents two to three productions per season. Summer brings the Summer Staged Reading Series, an evening series of brand-new original plays by emerging writers from across the country — an affordable, intimate way to experience theater in the making. Fall brings a fully staged production; in 2026 that’s Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams, running in October at the Yountville Community Center.
Tickets start at $12 for the Summer Staged Reading Series and $27 for full productions.
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Lucky Penny Productions
Lucky Penny Productions creates, develops and presents professional quality theatre, and fosters educational opportunities for youth and adults in our community. The company was founded in 2009 and opened the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center in 2015. Their Mainstage Season presents seven to 10 fully staged productions each year from September to June, while their Napa Academy of Performing Arts offers training for youth and adults year ’round. The Lucky Penny Community Arts Center is located at 1758 Industrial Way in Napa. It contains a 99-seat black box theatre, rehearsal room, and technical and storage areas.
Upstage Napa Valley
UpStage Napa Valley unites a dynamic and creative ensemble who produce quality theater in an intimate setting to entertain and engage our community. Their vision is to provide provocative theater that catalyzes relevant conversations to enrich, heal and transform our relationships and communities. Performances take place at the Grace Episcopal Church (1314 Spring St) in St Helena.
Performing Arts Napa Valley
Performing Arts Napa Valley at Napa Valley College creates high quality instructional theater and music experiences on stage and in the classroom. Serving all segments of the community including transfer students, lifelong learners and college staff, students are offered the opportunity to learn from professional artists in a way that inspires a passion for the artistic process. Performing Arts Napa Valley is located at 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway in Napa.